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la st w
yesterday
ago
ee
last year
k
Examples:
I saw Maria yesterday.
These actions
are over, finished!
How do we form the simple past tense . . .?
become became
give gave
drive drove
forget forgot
other irregular verbs
Have a different kind of change:
Examples:
Simple Past
teach taught
bring brought
Leave left
Hear heard
Buy
bought
Celia bought a new computer last weeke
And some irregular verbs
don’t change at all . . .
examples:
Simple Past
hit hit
put put
set set
played
When I was a child, I ___________ the piano. (play)
Donna ______________
visited Paris. (visit)
had
The students
did __________an English
exam. (have) They _______ a great job!
(do)
For negative sentences, USE
were
For Yes/No questions, USE
verb,
DiD subject + base
+
Form
(Infinitive)
Did you go to work
yesterday?
Did you come
yesterday?
Put the verbs (between brackets) into the correct
form (simple past).
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